Russian UAV entered Moldovan airspace during attack on Ukraine, - country’s Ministry of Defence
On the afternoon of May 13, a Russian "Shahed" drone violated the airspace of Moldova during a massive Russian attack on western regions of Ukraine.
This was reported by the Moldovan Ministry of Defense, according to Censor.NET.
Details
Following that, airspace was closed over the northern and central parts of the country.
"The Ministry of Defense reports that as a result of a massive drone attack by the Russian Federation on Ukraine, on Wednesday, May 13, at 4:00 p.m., a drone crossed the state border of the Republic of Moldova from the direction of Mohyliv-Podilskyi and Vinnytsia toward the village of Sauka in the Oknytsia district. The information was provided by the Air Operations Service of the National Army. At 4:05 p.m., the drone was spotted by local residents over the city of Bălți; it was flying toward the Ungheni district.
Later, at 4:19 p.m., the unmanned aerial vehicle was detected by the National Army’s airspace surveillance systems in the town of Lapu-Ulna, Hintches District, and at 4:23 p.m. in the vicinity of the town of Karpineni, Hinchesi District, continuing toward the southern part of the country," the statement said.
Later, at 4:55 p.m., the Russian drone reappeared on the radar screen in the Kolibashi area, Kagul District; at 4:58 p.m., it crossed the Prut Gorge in the Kagul District, after which it disappeared from the radar screen in the Djurdjule-Kakhta area.
At 4:59 p.m., airspace in northern and central Moldova was reopened.
What happened before?
- As a reminder, it was previously reported that enemy UAVs are attacking the Vinnytsia region and the Kyiv region.
- Russia is also attacking the Khmelnytskyi, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Chernivtsi regions.
- UAVs attacked Odesa.
- According to the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense, Russia has launched a sustained, multi-pronged air strike against critical infrastructure in Ukraine.
